Chapter Three: Strange Dream

"Damn, Li Yao, no wonder they call you 'Shadowless Hand', this 2011 Mustang GT you modified can hit a hundred miles in three seconds, it's like a completely different car, I'm so thrilled I'm about to explode!"

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"1 minute and 59 seconds! 1 minute and 59 seconds! God, do I see it right? A new underground racing god is born!"

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"Promise me, no more street racing, be a car mechanic honestly, no one will look down on you, one day we will have our own 4S shop!"

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"Brother Yao, Brother Yao, I beg you, help me, one last race, besides you, who can run the whole Zhijiang Road in 1 minute and 59 seconds? I owe Scar Strong three hundred thousand, if I don't pay back today, I will die, I will die!"

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"Doctor! Doctor! Save him quickly! He's only 23 years old!"

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In the harsh screams, Li Yao suddenly jumped up from the floor, sweating profusely.

The morning light outside the window was shining, and the light curtain device was still playing the classic old songs, the boy was as dull as a puppet for half a minute before gradually getting rid of the extremely realistic nightmare.

This nightmare is his biggest secret, he didn't even tell his father, since he can remember, he would have the same strange dream every three or five days, as if it were an indelible memory.

In the strange dream, although he is also called Li Yao, he has a completely different life. He is in a very strange world, working as a "car mechanic" in a place called "4S" shop.

And at night, he is a very powerful car modifier and street racer in the bizarre city's "underground racing circle." He has set many astonishing records on the nights of roaring engines and surging adrenaline - until he races towards death!

Although it is very painful to experience death over and over again in the dream, Li Yao does not resent it, but is somewhat grateful. If it were not for the dream that gave him another life experience, he would not have been able to survive in the treacherous treasure tomb today.

Whether it's just a weird nightmare or a lingering memory from a previous life is not important.

The past is like yesterday's death; the present is like today's life.

No matter who Li Yao was yesterday, today's Li Yao is an ordinary high school student in Tianyuan, Xingyao Federation, and Fugou City.

- He is to become a master refiner!

Taking a deep breath, he tidied up the room simply, finished washing, and it was just after six o'clock. Li Yao put on his school bag, picked up the three-dimensional light curtain device, and strode out of the house.

Today is Monday, there is a morning meeting in the morning, and it is necessary to arrive at school before 7:30.

Chaoyang New Village is thirty miles away from the second high school affiliated with Chi Xiao Sect where he studies. He can take the "Underground Crystal Track Line 3" to transfer to "Line 7" to get there, but it will cost eight car fares.

Li Yao is reluctant to spend money, shakes his long legs, and uses the "Spiritual Snake Body Method" taught in the school, heading towards the main city.

At this time, it is the dawn when the sun rises, and the rosy clouds are ten thousand feet high, and the spiritual power gushes out.

From a distance, Fugou City seems like a giant beast that has awakened. The major sects and forces have all lifted the prohibitions, emitting a colorful brilliance.

Many cultivators are suspended in mid-air, taking advantage of the transition from day to night, swallowing the essence of the sun and the moon, and the runes with octagonal pendants are all around them. Some people also have cranes, fire crows, and meteors around them, with a grand momentum and domineering aura exposed.

Large floating ships are dragging long tails of flames, slowly moving in the sky, and the flames weave a huge spiritual net between the blue sky and white clouds. The small and exquisite private flying shuttles shuttle through the net, emitting a pleasant whistle.

- This is the morning of Fugou City, a stronghold of the Federation's cultivation!

Li Yao shrugs, like a spring that has been fully charged, and each step can jump out of more than twenty meters, and the speed is very fast, but the posture is very ugly, and some passers-by are looking at him, but he doesn't care, and focuses on cultivation. In just half an hour, he comes to the school area, and his head is surrounded by white fog, and there is also a layer of white sweat salt on his back.

He didn't walk straight into the school gate but dodged into a shabby alley next to the school.

Deep in the alley, there was a rusty iron sign hanging, which read "Old Wang's Second-hand Store" with six characters, and below it, there was a line of fine print: "Specializing in all kinds of second-hand magical treasures, also engaged in treasure modification, precision repair of war armor, beast spirit training, maintenance of defensive magic arrays, mountain gate opening, and other services."

As if knowing that Li Yao would come, a small window opened, revealing a big bald head, an old man with a sly look.

"Ha, I lost more than two thousand last night in cards, and I was just worried about how to explain it to the old lady. The god of wealth has come to the door. Little monster, what good stuff have you brought for your grandfather Wang this time?" The old man grinned slyly.

"Come on, even if you lose your pants, don't think about bargaining with me!" Li Yao slapped away Old Wang's hand without any politeness. He hesitated for a moment, feeling a bit distressed, but still took out the light curtain device and handed it over.

Although he still wanted to study the three-layered chip technology, the real money was more important. Attending a private high school was expensive, and the elixirs and auxiliary devices needed for cultivation were even more murderous.

No matter when it is, the poor study and the rich practice martial arts are the truth. The road to becoming a cultivator is paved with white silver.

"Sure enough, it's a good thing!"

Old Wang obviously recognized the goods. He glanced at the light curtain device and his eyes showed approval. He didn't try it and said directly, "One price, nine thousand five hundred!"

A warm current flowed in Li Yao's heart. This price was much higher than the market price of the second-hand goods. Old Wang had let him make a profit again.

Although this old man looked sly and didn't look like a good person, he was the best person to Li Yao in his memory, except for his father. Every transaction would let him make some profit, and he would give him some well-paid work from time to time.

Without the help of Old Wang, Li Yao might not have been able to maintain the high tuition fees of private middle school after his father's death.

"You don't need that much, just give me nine thousand, and the rest five hundred to Grandma Wang, say it's what you won in the card game - you don't have to thank me, who told me to be so respectful to the old and caring for the young, and I can't bear to see you still kneel on the washing board with old bones? Let's go, hurry to the morning meeting, just transfer the money to my account!" Li Yao waved and left.

Old Wang suddenly stopped him: "Wait, little monster."

Li Yao stopped and said deliberately, "Wow, old man, you don't think five hundred is too little, do you?"

"Ptui, back in the day, I was a top-notch treasure modification master, making millions in a minute, and I can't look down on your little bits and pieces? I wanted to tell you that there are a hundred days left for the college entrance examination. You should take it seriously and strive for a good university. Don't think that you have a good skill in treasure repair and you don't know the sky from the earth! The world is huge, and when you get into university, you will know that in front of the real refiner, what you have now is nothing!" Old Wang puffed out his beard and glared.

Li Yao's heart warmed up again, and he waved his fist forcefully: "I will definitely get into university, Grandpa Wang!"